Hatching a Yoshi

        In my last post I talked about a zombie image I made that was meant to be used for a T-shirt design.    Check out that post > CLICK HERE

        Well that design is not the only image I made for a T-shirt design.  Though not made for a job I did make a Yoshi shirt design image just as a fun project for myself.  Now everyone knows Yoshi, but just in case you've never played a video game here is a brief description of what Yoshi is.  Yoshi is the cute big eyed green dinosaur in the Mario game series.

Yoshi art from 1990 by Nintendo.

      I remember being a young kid playing SNES and spending hours upon hours playing Super Mario World (which happens to be Yoshi's very first game appearance) and man when ever I hit that block with the Yoshi egg my face would just light up. I knew when I hit that egg I was in for a fun time.  Riding my Yoshi, running through the Mushroom Kingdom and eating up goomba's and koopa's, and spitting them out at enemies. (Oh and unlike a lot of others I would never sacrifice my Yoshi for that extra Jump boost, you know who you are).  In short Yoshi is one of my very favorite power ups in video games, cause its not only a power up its also a partner and I think that's just the coolest.


     But one thing I didn't realize as a kid that Yoshi was an actual Dinosaur I mean look and him!!!

Another Yoshi image by Nintendo.

Does that look like a Dinosaur, no not at all when I think Dinosaur I think more...

Image from Jurassic park.

       Oh god, yea that thing, now that is a dinosaur, which finally brings me to my Yoshi image, and my attempt to connect him back to his prehistoric roots.

Now how do you ride that?

      Now that is a Dinosaur and I think a pretty cool T-shirt design.  also a fun detail about the design is like the Yoshi and there many colors, the design is made so that whatever color shirt you pick is the color Yoshi that is hatched, pretty cool right?

Green shirt Yoshi!

Blue shirt Yoshi!

      So that is my tribute to one of my favorite early childhood characters from some of my first experiences playing video games.

Character Design : Gum Robo

      One small step for gum, one giant leap for .... "gumkind"?

    Until Next Time !

Edited By : Mia Rose Cammisa

What Time is it ? ADVENTURE TIME !!!

         Recently I finished a piece of art in honor of one of my new favorite shows:

Adventure Time Logo

        There's no need to gush about the show. Simply put I thinks it's awesome. Finn and Jake's crazy, random adventures in the Land of Ooo are always so entertaining.  If you've never watched the show I highly recommend it especially if you like random craziness and cute creatures kicking "butt".

        But back to my original point; I was finishing up on a fan-art image to Adventure Time when Mia told me about a web contest.  The contest is to create an Adventure Time image to put onto a t-shirt.  The contest is being held on a site called WE LOVE FINE and for the contest link "click here".

My original design

Design posted on shirt. This can be yours, just give the votes. 

       I entitled it "Pouty Time" and it is along the same style as my Gumpy Old Men series, and the concept is pretty simple.  "The adventures have to slow down some time, right?"

      I think it's ironic that I made the image knowing nothing about the contest. Talk about good timing! Even more ironic is awhile ago I posted a series that got pretty popular based on some famous Marvel Villains under the name Grumpy Old Marvel Villains. At around the same time I'd produced those images Welovefine was having a marvel villain contest. Talk about bad timing! 

     Hope you like the design and would like to own it. You can vote for it on the link below if you like it. Voting starts 9 /10 /12 so see you then. 

Link to vote on Pouty Time here --->  POUTY TIME !!!

Until Next Time !

Edited by : Mia Rose Cammisa

Character Design : Jimmy the Hammer

      Jimmy the Hammer was once known as Jimmy shorts or Jimmy brows, until he "convinced" those people otherwise.

Until next time !

Edited by: Mia Rose Cammisa

Grumpy Old Marvel Villains

         After a few weeks of posting the MARVEL villains edition to my grumpy old men series it's finally come to an end. This is just a quick recap about why each character was picked.

I already mentioned that Thanos was the main reason I started the series, however when picking the other characters I set up a few rules for myself. First for the others I only wanted to pick one villain per MARVEL hero, so Green Goblin to Spiderman, Red Skull to Captain America, and so on. You could say I'm cheating with Thanos as he is more of an over all MARVEL villain, however he did start with Iron man so there.

I also wanted to get a nice range of scale, size, and color between each villain to show how creative some of the MARVEL character designs can be. Comic books characters can get really crazy looking, especially in MARVEL, but for some reason it works, and I wanted to show that in this series.

I had a lot of fun doing this series and hoped you enjoyed seeing viewing them.     

     

Make sure to check out the whole series in more detail here: 

Green Goblin,  Red Skull,  Loki,  The Leader,  Apocalypse,  Thanos 

Oh and just in case you are sick of this series, don't worry I'm done with it for a long time.

Until next time!

Edited by: Mia Rose Cammisa

Grumpy Old Thanos

       Saving the Best for last.  Finally, we come to our last entry in the MARVEL VILLAINS edition of Grumpy Old Men, now we come to.....

THANOS

           Thanos is from an Alien race on a planet called titan, and is a major MARVEL universe villain.  Thanos has been called the mad titan and he certainly earns that title. He was first introduced in the 70's and has been up to no good ever since.

           I have been waiting to talk about Thanos for weeks, he was the main reason I did this whole MAVREL edition to the Grumpy Old Men.  

Original concepts from my sketch book

            I wanted to do a small piece of fan art of Thanos since I found out that he's going to be the next big villain in MARVEL's next Avengers sequel.  I always been a Fan of him and glad to see he is going to be coming to the big screen in a few years.

           What can you say about Thanos?  I love Thanos, his powers, his attitude, his presence they're all great.  I love his crazy outfit and how he's obsessed with death.  I don't mean killing, he is actually in love with the character Death in the MARVEL universe and makes countless attempts to win her heart.  Most notably, he wiped out half of the life of the universe with a snap of a finger in the MARVEL event Infinity Gauntlet.  

Thanos wiping the floor with the Avengers.

            Thanos is the most epic of villains, just nobody can really stand in his way.  The Avengers, Captain Marvel, Silver Surfer, and Adam Warlock, even Galactus and Eternity, all have fallen under the mighty hands of Thanos at one point or another.  The mad titan is a classic in terms of a villain and I love him for it.

Make sure to check out the whole series here: 

Green Goblin,  Red Skull,  Loki,  The Leader,  Apocalypse,  Thanos 

I hope you enjoyed, Until next time!

Edited by: Mia Rose Cammisa

Grumpy Old Leader

        All bow down before the might of.....

THE LEADER

         The Leader is to brains what the Hulk is to muscles.  The Leader, real name Samuel Sterns, was exposed to gamma rays much like the Hulk, only in his case it was his brain that was super enhanced.  Sterns, like so many villains before him, has the simple goal of ruling the world.  He has  had many plans that revolve around overthrowing governments with the aid of spies and other MARVEL villains, like the Chameleon.  The Leader also has tried in vain several times to defeat the hulk. The Leader rarely seems to work alone, instead opting to aline with others to accomplish his goals.  A villain that works with schemes and manipulation, a rare treat in comic books.

A bust of The Leader being grumpy and wearing a  silly devise on his head.
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           The Leader is one of the silliest looking villains, and I love him for it.  He's just a very skrunny green man with a giant freak brain.  They even designed him with pointy eyebrows and a little devil goatee just in case you don't realize he's evil.  I also like that Leader is the opposite to his arch enemy the Hulk, classic brains vs brawn, much like a Superman, Lex Luther scenario.  By far the greatest part of The Leader is his name, it just seems so arrogant, I love it.

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     A quick side note, look at how silly this version of Leader looks with his stupid butt shaped brain.

Make sure to check out the whole series here: 

Green Goblin,  Red Skull,  Loki,  The Leader,  Apocalypse,  Thanos

Until next time!

Edited by the Great : Mia Rose Cammisa 

Grump Old Loki

     This entry we look at the original Avengers villain and brother to Thor....

LOKI

       Loki, in the MARVEL universe is the god of mischief and tricks.  What Loki lacks in power, he makes up for in cunning and powerful magic.  Born to the ice giants, enemies of Asgard, he was hidden in shame for being born so small.  When Odin, Thor's father, defeated the ice giants in battle he adopted Loki as his own.  Loki grew up hating Thor for all the attention and praise he got growing up. He eventually dreamed of ruling all of Asgard.  

Bust of Loki.

         Loki is not only grump, but whiny to boot.  it seems like he can never stop complaining about being adopted and how he deserves to rule.  He's an interesting character in that way, a spiteful spoiled brat with incredible powers.  We get to see the horrors that type of person unleashes.  Loki also got the honor of being the main antagonist in this years summer blockbuster, The Avangers.

Make sure to check out the whole series here: 

Green Goblin,  Red Skull,  Loki,  The Leader,  Apocalypse,  Thanos 

Until next time !

Edited by : Mia Rose Cammisa

Grumpy Old Apocalypse

     Todays entry in the Grumpy Old Men series is brought to you by the letter "A", as in...

APOCALYPSE!!!

        When it comes to being old and grumpy they don't come any older or grumpier than Apocalypse.  Born over 5,000 years ago in Egypt, he's one of the oldest and most powerful mutants in the X-men universe.  As far as abilities go, Apocalypse has many such as the ability to change and alter the size and shape of his body, very powerful at telepathy and telekinesis, and most important is his immortality that has kept him alive for thousands of years.  His main goal, like many, is to rule and control the world and let nothing stand in his way.  

Another unique trait of Apocalypse is his "four horsemen;" mutants that he cyberneticly alters and controls with his mind to follow out his plans.  He still remains one of the biggest threats in the MARVEL world calling for many, hero and villain alike, to join together to stop him.

A screen shot from the X-men animated series of Apocalypse.

       I love these types of villains in comics and cartoons. The type of villain so powerful that they threaten the world so intently that heros and villains must join forces.  He has several times put the fate of humanity at stack.  He is not only a pure powerhouse but also a supreme intelligence capable of devising very complex strategies and planing.  Apocalypse is a character full of rage and hate and I love him for it. I'm glad to include him into the Grumpy Old Men universe.

Make sure to check out the whole series here: 

Green Goblin,  Red Skull,  Loki,  The Leader,  Apocalypse,  Thanos 

Until next time!

Edited by : Mia Rose Cammisa

Grumpy Old Red Skull

      Here we have another in my Grumpy Old Men series and it's a vile, evil little man. In all of the MARVEL comics universe you might not find any more evil and malicious than ...

The Red Skull

       The Red Skull, Johann Schmidt, is the arch enemy to the American hero and leader of the avengers, Captain America.  From starving orphan boy to second only in Nazi enthusiasm to Hitler during world war II, Red Skull became a master of disguise, tactical genius, and expert in combat under Hitlers personal training.

Image of comic cover featuring Red Skull

       I mainly like this villain for his amazing design.  The deformed red skull mask, beady yellow eyes, and green, whatever it is that he wears,  just screams horror.  In the comic he has a weapon called his dust of death that turns his victims faces into shriveled red faces, resembling his own.  Like most villains his main goal seems to be rule the world and cause destruction.  Red Skull fuels his evil with his hatred and contempt for all mankind, making him one of MARVEL's grumpiest old man.

Make sure to check out the whole series here: 

Green Goblin,  Red Skull,  Loki,  The Leader,  Apocalypse,  Thanos 

Until next time!

Edited my : Mia Rose Cammisa

Grumpy Old Green Goblin

      In my last blog entry I posted a series of images I did awhile ago called "Grumpy Old Men."

To see the original post : Click Here

       In that entry I mentioned I recently finished a continuation series of grumpy old men.

      For this new series of 6 I decided to not just make grumpy old men, but to take a handful of MARVEL villains and transform them. I rarely do fan art, however, I loved the idea of recreating portraits of some of my favorite characters in this manner and will most likely be doing it again.

       Starting things off is one of Spider-Man's oldest and most iconic villains...

The Green Goblin

           My first introduction to this character was through the Spiderman animated series of the 90's. It wouldn’t until be many years later that I was introduced to him in the comic books. Even then I always preferred him in the cartoons, call it nostalgia. Green Goblin was also made more famous as the main antagonist of Sam Rami's first Spiderman live action film, though the role was well portrayed the costume was crap. 

Image of Green Goblin from artist Luke Ross

            His powers where basic, enchanted strength and what not, but it was his toys that made him fun. His bat shaped glider, his pumpkin bombs and ghost bombs, and even bat shaped boomerangs. A living Halloween themed villain made the perfect start the new series, and hope you look forward to the next.

Make sure to check out the whole series here: 

Green Goblin,  Red Skull,  Loki,  The Leader,  Apocalypse,  Thanos 

Untill next time!

Edited by : Mia Rose Cammisa

Grumpy Old Men

       A while back I made a small series of 4 portraits, featuring very wrinkly old men.  The series was done as a quick experiment in line that originally started in my sketch book.  They seem to be one of the more popular series I have done.  So I just wanted to quickly talk about how and why I did them in the first place.

First One I made and still my favorite one 

           After I made the first one I thought I'd made a very cool style and decided make a few more, and defining the characteristics of of the series.  The elements that I kept was bold style and abundance of line work.  The lips, all have a similar look as well as the ears.  The shoulders are always trailed off with energetic quick brush strokes, and most importantly their gem like eyes.

  

the second done, that brought over all the elements mentioned above

         I really think the eyes, more than anything, became the main trademark of these portraits. Eyes are very important in cartooning, they have a way of connecting characters together much more then any other human feature, their eyes are certainly unique in that.  They have these cold soulless nature to them, a blank stair with no emotion that sets the mood for each one of them.

Third in the series and what seems to me most others favorite

        The color work was another big part of these pieces once it was brought over to finish.  There where a couple other versions before I decided that minimal was best and kept the pallets for the original four Grumpy Old men to two colors apiece.

The Final Grumpy Old man isn't so grumpy

       The reason I bring these old works up at all is that I will soon be showing and talking about a new set of Grumpy Old men series that I have finished resently.  So stay tuned for more "true believers"

Until next time ! 

To Be Continued !

Edited my : Mia Rose Cammisa

Hey Jack !!!

        I was looking through a folder filled with scans of pieces I made while I was still attending Uarts, my college, and came across this image. The image itself isn't too great, and wasn't a very complex to make, but I liked the story of its creation.   

Jack of Hearts 

          While in my studio a friend of mine came in and asked if I wanted to help her with a project she was working on. Turns out she was going around and asking art teachers and students if they would help her create a unique deck of cards with a different artists doing an image for each card. I got jack of hearts and this was my contribution to her.


         The reason I liked this so much was I would have my work next to that of some of the teachers I admired on a final product. It was the first time I had a sense of being equal to the professionals that taught me. Sadly I never got to see the finished product and the women never kept in touch but it was a nice idea while it lasted and who knows, she might see this remember me and contact me over this.


    Hope you enjoyed this little story and that you might even get something from it.
Until next time!


Edited by: Mia Rose Cammisa

To A very special woman

      Yesterday was Mother's Day, a day to celebrate all those women in our life that helped shape us into who we become.  I, being a starving artist, decided to put my skills to use and make her a card.

     

Old Projects

Recently I finished my first job illustrating a children's book, which I'll elaborate on as soon as it gets printed. It was a very proud moment, however it was not the first book i had worked on. 

A few years back, around my first year in college, I met Sally Guariglia. Sally was working on a self published book, that book was Godfree.  I created the cover, and a few spots. 

If you're  interested in purchasing it check it out here: GODFREE  !!!

Edited by : Mia Rose Cammisa

Shirt design in the Running

Father and son Shirt design

please tell me what you think of it and even if you don't want to vote on it, leave a comment with your opinions

as of now the design is still pending.. but will be up soon.

to go vote click here